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Real Madrid €150m bid for Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez rejectedThe Spanish club stated that Atletico turned down the offer, citing the Argentine international's substantial €500 million release clause
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Coral World Cup betting offer: 66/1 enhanced odds on Scott McTominay to scoreCoral are offering new customers enhanced odds of 66/1 on Scott McTominay to score at the World Cup for a minimum £1 stake
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Four underrated World Cup cities you shouldn’t overlookThe World Cup is a chance for cities that have flown under the tourism radar to shine
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World Cup odds: Compare 2026 World Cup betting odds from top bookmakersThe 2026 World Cup is set to be the biggest betting event of the year and bettors searching for the best World Cup odds have landed in the right...
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Everything wrong with the 2026 World CupFrom unprecedented wars and rip-off ticket prices to Gianni Infantino selling football’s soul and Donald Trump’s determination to create a “Maga...
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Iran fans and an African referee: All the people unable to enter Trump’s United States for World CupNumerous figures have endured US visa and entry issues and the list is growing, two days out from the 2026 World Cup
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Chelsea’s Cole Palmer makes toilet cameo in new Madonna short filmMadonna ’s new short film ahead of the release of her new album features a variety of celebrity cameos - including two Chelsea football stars.
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Who will win World Cup 2026? This algorithm has a clear favoriteThe machine learning algorithm and subsequent simulations are fueled by data, expert knowledge and statistical models
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Fifa and Gianni Infantino have questions to answer after the scandalous treatment of Omar Abdulkadir ArtanAfter Somalian referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan had his ‘dream’ of officiating at the World Cup denied by the host nation on the eve of the...
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World Cup 2026 TV schedule: How to watch every game on BBC and ITV in the UKThe biggest World Cup ever is set to include 104 games across the US, Canada and Mexico
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World Cup 2026: The over-40 players proving age doesn’t slow them downThis tournament will see eight players in this seasoned category
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Manchester United to play European giants in pre-season friendlyThe Red Devils will also face Premier League rivals Leeds in Dublin on 12 August
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Chelsea's Palmer and Pedro feature in Madonna videoPedro (left) and Cole Palmer will not feature at this summer's World Cup [Madonna/YouTube] Chelsea forwards Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro swapped...
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'Blessed' Mowbray on beating cancer and Rovers returnTony Mowbray left his post as Birmingham City manager when he was diagnosed with cancer [Shutterstock] Returning Blackburn Rovers manager Tony...
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Tickets for Iran fans revoked, says federationIran are playing at the World Cup for the seventh time after coming through Asian Football Confederation qualifying [Getty Images] Iran's...
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🇦🇷 Will he make the opener? Dibu steps up his recovery 🥅🇦🇷 Will he make the opener? Dibu steps up his recovery 🥅 There is good news, and the Argentine people can breathe easy. Emiliano "Dibu"...
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Tickets for Iran fans revoked, says federationIran's football federation says its allocation of tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the tournament.
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Gianni Infantino hit with criminal complaint days before start of World CupMichel Platini, who was Infantino’s boss at Uefa, has launched a criminal complaint towards the Fifa president
